Longwood Fine Arts Center, Farmville, Virginia, "Mrs. Susan C. Waters: 19th Century Itinerant Painter," October 19 -November 19 1979.

Henry N. Hinckley, Ithaca, New York; Ralph and Suzanne Katz, East Brunswick, New Jersey; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2017, lot 5132; Property of a Baltimore Family; Christie's, New York, 20 January 2024, lot 476.

Attributed to Susan Catherine Waters (American, 1823-1900) Children with Melon and Cat Oil on canvas 45 x 35 inches (114.3 x 88.9 cm) PROVENANCE: Henry N. Hinckley, Ithaca, New York; Ralph and Suzanne Katz, East Brunswick, New Jersey; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2017, lot 5132; Property of a Baltimore Family; Christie's, New York, 20 January 2024, lot 476. EXHIBITED: Longwood Fine Arts Center, Farmville, Virginia, "Mrs. Susan C. Waters: 19th Century Itinerant Painter," October 19 -November 19 1979. LITERATURE: C.C. Heslip, Mrs. Susan C. Waters: 19th-Century Itinerant Painter, Farmville, Virginia, 1979, p. 27, cat. no. 23; C.C. Heslip, "Susan C. Waters," The Magazine Antiques, April 1979, p. 771; F.M.J. Mascolo, "Beyond Tradition: A Folk Art Collection in New Hampshire," Antiques & Fine Art, Summer/Autumn, 2006, p. 134. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Lined canvas. Under UV exam, a vertical 10 in line left of the male figure; thin line zigzag line in a 14 x 7 area in the lower right corner, extending into the figures pants. 1.5 inch line of retouching in the right figure's face. Scattered dots and dashed of inpaint throughout. Faint hairline craquelure throughout. Framed Dimensions 50.5 X 40.5 Inches